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　　American National Security

　　Sixth Edition

　　ISBN-13 3

　　Detailed item info:

　　Synopsis

　　The sixth edition of American National Security has been extensively rewritten to take into account the significant changes in national security policy in the past decade. Thorough revisions reflect a new strategic context and the challenges and opportunities faced by the United States in the early twenty-first century. Highlights include: An examination of the current international environment and new factors affecting U.S. national security policy making A discussion of the Department of Homeland Security and changes in the intelligence community A survey of intelligence and national security, with special focus on security needs post-9/11 A review of economic security, diplomacy, terrorism, conventional warfare, counterinsurgency, military intervention, and nuclear deterrence in the changed international setting An update of security issues in East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean New material on globalization, transnational actors, and human securityPrevious editions have been widely used in undergraduate and graduate courses.Praise for previous editions:"A classic text, widely used in universities... It does an exemplary job of explaining the process of defining and implementing national security objectives. Hardly any significant subject is omitted from this very rich and readable volume." -- Foreign Affairs

　　Product Identifiers

　　ISBN-10 31

　　ISBN-13 3

　　Key Details

　　Author Amos A. Jordan, Michael J. Meese, Suzanne C. Nielsen, William J. Taylor

　　Number Of Pages 672 pages

　　Format Hardcover

　　Publication Date 2009-02-25

　　Language English

　　Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press

　　Additional Details

　　Edition Number 6

　　Copyright Date 2008

　　Illustrated Yes

　　Dimensions

　　Weight 36.4 Oz

　　Height 1.9 In.

　　Width 6.2 In.

　　Length 9.3 In.

　　Target Audience

　　Group College Audience

　　Grade From College Freshman

　　Grade To College Graduate Student

　　Classification Method

　　LCCN 262

　　LC Classification Number UA23.J66 2008

　　Dewey Decimal 355/.033073

　　Dewey Edition 22

　　Contributors

　　Foreword by James Schlesinger